No single individual in German letters did as much to form the way Germans thought about their past as did Jacob Grimm. His research among medieval manuscripts laid the foundations for subsequent research in folklore and custom, law, literature,...

Der digitale Grimm: Deutsches Worterbuch von Jacob Grimm und Wilhelm Grimm. Elektronische Ausgabe der Erstbearbeitung. Ed. by HANS-WERNER BARTZ, THOMAS BURCH, RUTH CHRISTMANN, KURT GARTNER, VERA HILDEBRANDT, THOMAS SCHARES, and KLAUDIA WEGGE. Frankfurt a.M.: Zweitausendeins. 2004. Cassette comprising 2 CD-ROMs; Begleitbuch (132 pp.);...

(DOCU--CANADA) An A-Film Distribution release of a Fortissimo Film Sales presentation of a Graniet Film production. (International sales: Fortissimo Film Sales. Amsterdam.) Produced by Mare van Warmerdam. Executive producers, Wouter Barendrecht, Michael J. Werner. Directed, written by Alex van Warmerdam. Camera...

In the following chapter from her book The Brothers Grimm and Their Critics, Kamenetsky considers the response to the tales in the context of the Romantic movement and the Grimms ' broader interest in folklore, including the folklore of other nations

In the following essay, Carsch considers both implicit and explicit references to the devil in the tales, arguing that the Grimms used the figure as a form of social control to "exemplif[yj the dangers which may accompany the violation of the basic belief system."

In the following essay, Zipes examines both the social and political messages of the tales and the attempts of later German writers to adapt them according to their own political agendas. Zipes also compares three versions of such stories as "The Frog Prince" and "Snow White " to demonstrate how the Grimms edited the tales to reflect social norms and beliefs.